Radioactive iodine 1,150 times limit in Japan sea
OSAKA: The operator of Japan”s Fukushima nuclear plant has detected radioactive iodine 1,150 times the legal limit in water 30 metres (100 feet) from reactors 5 and 6, the nuclear safety agency said Monday. Those two reactors were under maintenance when a huge 9.0-magnitude earthquake hit, triggering a devastating 14-metre tsunami that tore More...
BP seeks more tests on rig’s failed safety device
NEW ORLEANS: BP says it is working on a deal for the company to have more tests done on the critical safety device that failed to stop oil from gushing out of its well during last year’s spill in the Gulf of More...
NRI doctor-entrepreneur to put up 200 health care units in India, GCC
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An NRI doctor-turned entrepreneur and philanthropist who received India’s third highest civilian honor Friday said he was committed to investing more than 10 billion rupees in India’s More...
ARETHA FRANKLIN PANCREATIC CANCER
A lot of Aretha’s fans may know that Aretha Franklin underwent some type of surgery for an unknown illness. She cancelled her concert dates and she went to have her surgery for the unknown disease. Now Aretha More...
World AIDS Day being observed today
World AIDS Day is being observed worldwide to raise awareness of the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. Like other parts of the world, the day is also being observed in Pakistan. The theme of this years World AIDS Day Universal More...
Merit announced for admissions in medical colleges of Punjab
University of Health Sciences (UHS) has announced the merit for admissions in the medical and dental colleges of Punjab, Dunya News reported on Monday. ,br>According to the announcement, the minimum merit for admission More...
Passive smoking kills 600,000 people a year: Research
Around one in a hundred deaths worldwide is due to passive smoking, which kills an estimated 600,000 people a year, World Health Organization researchers revealed.In the first study to assess the global impact More...
Senate ratifies Finance Amend Bill to impose flood tax, RGST
The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs has ratified Finance Amendment Bill 2010 to impose the Reformed General Sales Tax (RGST) and flood tax. Finance Minister Hafeez Sheikh said that Pakistan More...
Haiti counts down to polls as Cholera toll nears 1,350
Haiti counted down towards weekend elections as the death toll from a spiraling cholera epidemic neared 1,350, fueling debate over delaying the key polls in the quake-hit nation. Demonstrators in the southern town More...
Riyadh: King Abdullah leaves for US for treatment
King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, left Monday for the United States for treatment on a slipped disc. Prior to his departure, the King issued a Royal Decree delegating his responsibilities to Crown More...